Presidential Biographies

A Short Biography About America's Shortest Presidency

AP | By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL | Posted 01.19.2012

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-- "William Henry Harrison" (Times Books), by Gail Collins: At some point every schoolchild learns that William Henry Harrison was America's briefest...

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Washington Biography

New Yorker | Jill Lepore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington's contemporaries saw in him what they wanted to see. So have his biographers, of whom there have been many, including a delegate to the Con...

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Presidents' Day History: The Must-Reads Of Presidential Biographies (PHOTOS, POLL)

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

Here is a short list of some of my favorite Presidential biographies -- all what I call "must reads."

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Presidential Library: A President's Day Reading List

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

With President's Day near, it's a good time to think about great books about the presidents. Here's a list of my favorites -- all told by great storytellers, great writers and great historians.

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